Former Georgian President Saakashvili in Netherlands: ANP
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is in the Netherlands, following his expulsion from Ukraine earlier this week, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Wednesday.
Hungary submits anti-immigration ‘Stop Soros’ bill to parliament
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s nationalist government introduced legislation that would empower the interior minister to ban non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that support migration and pose a “national security risk”.
Truck packed with migrants crashes in Libya, killing at least 19
BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) – A truck packed with Eritrean and Somali migrants crashed near the Libyan town of Bani Walid early on Wednesday, leaving at least 19 dead and nearly 80 injured, officials said.
U.S. Mideast peace plan fairly well advanced, Tillerson says
AMMAN (Reuters) – The United States has a fairly well advanced Middle East peace plan that has been under development for a number of months, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday during a visit to Jordan.
UK staying subject to EU laws would be intolerable: Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson will say on Wednesday that it would be “intolerable” and “undemocratic” if the country has to follow European Union rules and regulations after Brexit, showing little sign he will give ground on…
Maldives tries to fight off travel alerts as tourists stay away
MALE (Reuters) – Tourists have been cancelling hundreds of hotel bookings in Maldives every day since the imposition of a state of emergency last week, tour operators say, despite government assurances things are normal in the resort islands, far from …
Two vehicles in ‘serious accident’ at London’s Heathrow Airport
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s Heathrow Airport said on Wednesday it was dealing with “a serious accident” involving two vehicles on its airfield.
Kuwait joins Iraq reconstruction drive, pledging $2 billion
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Emir said it would lend $1 billion and commit a further $1 billion of investments to Iraq, joining a group of international backers that have this week pledged funds to bolster the country’s recovery.
Ukraine leader gives Putin condolences over plane crash: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone to his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Russian civilians in Syria not linked to our military: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Kremlin spokesman said on Wednesday he could not rule out that there were Russian civilians in Syria, but that they had no connection to the Russian armed forces.
